Abd Allah b. Ja'far b. Abi Talib: Difference between revisions

When [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] left [[Medina]] toward [[Kufa]], 'Abd Allah wrote him a letter -which was delivered by [['Awn b. 'Abd Allah b. Ja'far|'Awn]] and [[Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah b. Ja'far|Muhammad]], two 'Abd Allah's sons. In the letter, he called Imam al-Husayn (a) "the flag of guidance" and "the hope of the faithful" and discouraged him from going to [[Kufa]] and added that he will join the Imam after this letter. He even talked to [['Amr b. Sa'id]] -a government official in [[Mecca]]- to grant Imam al-Husayn (a) a safe conduct (a document shows that someone is under the protection of someone else.)

Although 'Abd Allah did not accompany Imam al-Husayn (a), his two sons -'Awn and Muhammad (or [['Ubayd Allah b. 'Abd Allah b. Ja'far|'Ubayd Allah]])- were [[martyrdom|martyred]] in [[Karbala]].

In [[63]]/683 in the [[Event of Harra]], 'Abd Allah negotiated with [[Yazid b. Mu'awiya|Yazid]] trying to allay his anger toward the people of [[Medina]]. Yazid accepted his request provided that the people of Medina obey Yazid. 'Abd Allah wrote letters to some elites of Medina and asked them not to challenge and interfere with Yazid's army. However, Yazid's army killed 'Abd Allah's two sons -Abu Bakr and 'Awn al-Asghar.